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can we make Sacagawea's story more relevant for young people
today?
“She was a teenager and as a teenager
she was so courageous. I think that the young people across
this country need to know how young she was because I think
they need to know that they have someone they can look up to
because she stands for a lot of things that they don’t
believe in as they look at themselves as teenagers".
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What value does Sacagawea have for people today?
“The challenges she was willing to face will show young
women of today that we are capable of facing hardships. We’ve
come along way from that time period but in many ways we are
faced with similar challenges. The men of the Lewis and Clark
expedition spoke highly of Sacagawea characteristics. Her most
important value to me as a woman, as a Native American teacher,
is that she stayed true to her traditions”. I think she
exemplifies what it is to be a woman. The special spirit that
we as women have, the ability to love, survive, to care to do
what we must to survive, I think she represents that”.
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-- Rose
Ann Abrahamson, Lemhi Shoshoni |
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What can we learn from Sacagwea's story that
applies to today?
“Among the Mandan/Hidatsa people our women owned these
lodges, our women owned the gardens and they owned the horses.
So this young woman was defiantly a leader and she was well
before her time. Sacagawea was pretty bird woman and I think
she holds a very beautiful place in all our hearts. I hope that
people realize that women are much stronger than men give them
credit for and this young woman was defiantly more than a pioneer,
she was a leader in so many ways, so yes I think our people
are very proud to know her and to honor her”.
“I believe that in a large way that this was Creator’s
intent, that the people of color would come together and the
real test of life is just how well we get along, and I think
Sacajawea was a messenger in many ways, in that way”.
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